Actually, Mihono Asakura made an appearance in the first episode. She didn't speak, but did you notice her? Of course, from now on please look forward to watching and look out for appearance, and take a look at other stories too!

January 16, 2018

Ｑ．ゲ一ムの質問ですが、親衛隊キャラはプレイヤーの操作キャラとして使えますか？ユメが好きなんですが、単なる敵キャラだっにら悲しいです。

Question:I have a question about the game. Will players be able to play as the Elite Guard characters? I like Yume, but I'm sad she's just an enemy character.

Answer:When an Okatana appears on screen, the rippling sounds change. Lots of different sounds are used Okatana also depending on the scene. Fast strikes, heavy strikes, when fighting Aradama, when dueling fellow wielders of the Okatana... etc, etc.

Question:How much damage can Utsushi receive before cancelling? (In the anime, slicing off one arm cancels Utsushi, but being scratched also cancels it, isn't it?)

Ａ．写シは刀使自らが解除するまで持続します。 意識が断たれたり、集中力が途切れた場合も解除されます。

Answer:Utsushi remains in effect unless the Toji herself cancels it. Losing one's consciousness, as well as breaking one's concentration, can also cancel it.

January 25, 2018

Ｑ．スタンプラリーの用紙を手に入れられる主な駅は何駅ですか？

Question:Which station hands out the blank forms for the stamp event?

Ａ．台紙はスタンプ設置駅のほか、横浜駅、川崎駅、武蔵小杉駅などに置かれる予定です。 駅にあるパンフレットラックをチェックしてみてください！

Answer:We're planning to list down different stations that will give out the cards on the cards itself; these stations are Yokohama Station, Kawasaki Station, Musashi-Kosugi Station, etc. Please do check the pamphlet racks on stations for more information!

Answer:Yume is a first-year middle school student at 12 years old. She's the same as Sayaka. Of course Suzuka is Yume's junior, but since they have to move to the Special Sword Administration Bureau headquarters Kamakura City after being admitted into the Elite Guard, Suzuka and Yume end up attending the same school at different periods.

Answer:Mostly no. Toji are entrusted by divinity with a kind of iron sand called tamahagane. And this iron sand currently can be found within Japan. There are cases, however, where Tamahagane, Toji and Noro are brought overseas.

January 29, 2018

Ｑ．動きが全く見えないほどの高速戦闘すごかったです！ スタッフのどなたが考えた演出ですか？

Question:The high-speed battles where I can't see their movements were amazing! How did the staff think about how the battles would go?

Ａ．世界観やキャラクターの設定はシリーズ構成の髙橋龍也さんが、映像演出は柿本監督や、アニメスタッフ の方々が考えています。

Answer:Tatsuya Takahashi, who made the world concept, the characters, and the series composition for the anime, Director Kakimoto who handles photography direction, and the rest of the staff for the anime all contribute to it.

February 3, 2018

Ｑ．各キャラにイメージカラーがあれば教えてください！ イベントの際のペンライトの色の参考にしたいです！

Question:Please tell us about the symbolic color for each character! We'd want to bring the right color of penlights for events!

Question:Regarding the character song releases, will all the CDs be released on February 21? Will I end up missing out on the CDs if I haven't pre-ordered them? Also, will there be a guarantee that those with the first release special offer poster tickets will get the posters?

Answer:Those who have the tickets can avail of the six-CD collection. (First releases only.) Everyone who pre-ordered will get the special gift.

February 5, 2018

Ｑ．そういえば可奈美が柄を龍の口で握っていたのは感心しましたが、可奈美は後の先が得意のようですが、一刀両断とか剛の剣は得意なのでしょうか。

Question:By the way, I admired how Kanami grabbed Mai's hilt like grasping a dragon's mouth, but Kanami has always been winning her fights; will there be a strong sword that would bring her to drastic measures to win?

Answer:Yes, Kanami has been winning most of her fights. When fighting against other Toji, victory or defeat aside, she is the kind of person who wants to learn about an opponent's swordsmanship. We may be able to look into each character's strong points and weaknesses.

Answer:Hokkaido is part of Renpu Girls' School's jurisdiction, and Tohoku is split between Renpu (Pacific Ocean side) and Minoseki Academy (Sea of Japan side). Is it possible to ask for assistance from other schools under the Five Traditions. I wonder if Hokkaido or Tohoku would appear sometime.

Yes it is. Read as "Kongoushin", it is a technique that strengthens a part of one's body. Like Utsushi and Jin'i, it can only be used by Toji, and the difference between its strong points and weaknesses vary among Toji, making it unusable in combat for certain Toji.

February 19, 2018

Ｑ．実在の流派を作品に採用していますが、実際に見学や体験などされたのでしょうか？

Question:

The series uses real-life schools of swordsmanship, but is this based on observation and practical experience?

Ａ．「古武術是風会」の皆様に取材をさせていただき、アニメの動きの参考とさせていただきました。

Answer:

We receive information from the Kobujutsu Zefukai, and we also consult them for the movements used in the anime.

February 19, 2018

Ｑ．単純に気になったのですが、なぜキャラクターデザインをしずまよしのり氏に決めたのですか？

Question:

Simply put, this has been in my mind but, why was Yoshinori Shizuma chosen as the character designer for the series?

He was on our sights for some time, and we considered how he creates an original concept. We saw some of his works in his website that have girls wielding Japanese swords as a motif, so we thought that we wanted to see the concept that Shizuma-san has in mind, thus the start of the "Toji no Miko" project.

February 19, 2018

Ｑ．エレンのご両親と舞衣のお父さんはどういうお仕事をしているのでしょうか．物語に影響していますか？

Question:

What kind of work does Ellen's parents and Mai's father have? Is this relevant to the story?

The actual figure varies among the schools, but on average, for all six years of middle and high school, each school has 120 students. For all five schools under the Five Traditions, it totals to 600 students.

February 27, 2018

Ｑ．御刀が折れるなどして使用不可能になったら修復して使うのですか？それとも廃棄するのですか？

Question:

If an okatana is broken or otherwise rendered unusable, is it repaired? Or is it disposed of?

It is almost impossible for an okatana to break. Nonetheless, in case of a broken okatana, the standard procedure is returning the okatana to the Special Sword Administration Bureau. In rare cases, the special swordsmiths affiliated with the Origami Family and the Five Traditions are given tamahagane under strict supervision to produce and give life to a new okatana.

February 27, 2018

Ｑ．可奈美たちは小学生の頃に試験を突破して刀使になったのですか？

Question:

Did Kanami and the others pass their exams with flying colors in elementary and became Toji?

Ａ．小学生の頃に御刀との相性試験を受ける機会があります。可奈美たちはそれに合格し、本人や保護者の意志によって伍箇伝に入学しています。

Answer:

Elementary school pupils may undergo an Okatana Compatibility Examination. Kanami and the others passed this exam and, with the intention of the person itself and a guardian, can enroll in one of the schools of the Five Traditions.

Yes! They are government officials. By the way, the Five Traditions provide free education for its students. It might be a little enviable, but they do have to deal with dangerous things and scary eyes in return...

Do guns exist in this world? In case they do, I think that it would be great if they devote research and development on refining tamahagane and producing bullets from it, although I wonder if it would work at all.

There are cases where firearms, bullets and arrowheads were produced (from tamahagane). However, the power of these weapons diminishes as they are separated from a Toji's hands. Tamahagane itself is a scarce resource, so such an idea also undesirable for cost-related reasons.

The presidents have already lost their powers as a Toji. Only Toji in their middle- and high-school age, who still possess their true strength, can participate in battle. (This question was asked during the broadcast of Episode 04.)